Bruyn - The art of Craig Bruyn

Speed Blazers - iOS game by Fraktalvoid

2012-01-28T21:05:00.002+11:00

I went to the launch party last nite for Fraktalvoid's new iOS game "Speed Blazers". Was a fantastic nite. The guys at Fraktalvoid are a great bunch of very talented guys and have produced an awesome game.

The game has some slick visuals and has a level of polish that makes it really stand out on the iOS platform!

Check it out on the app store for both ipad and iphone and support the Australian games industry. http://fraktalvoid.com/speedblazers/

Hyundai Veloster DLC

2012-01-25T20:43:00.004+11:00

With so much work of late there's been little time for the xbox. Did get a little bit of a chance tho the other nite and turned on a bit of Foza 4. Downloaded the new dlc pack with the Hyundai Veloster (it's free so check it out) and I have to admit its a nice looking little car.
Did up one of my custom liveries for it and took it for a spin. I even found myself checking out the Hyundai website afterwards (wierd behaviour you might say for someone who drives a Mazda RX8).

It's funny, i find myself very intrigued by this little model and a turbo model in the future certainly sounds promising. The car even releases in Oz on my birthday!

Anyway folks, any of you who play Forza 4 check out the storefront for my liveries (my user name is the highly intimidating "Jelly Muffin") - all the liveries are free so help yourselves :)

New Facebook Page

2012-01-03T10:57:00.003+11:00

As part of a new dedicated focus in 2012 I have also started a Facebook page that will also be used to constantly update with new information with teasers and works in progress.

You can chaeck it out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bruyn/336914922992579?sk=wall

Happy New Year - 2012!

2012-01-03T10:18:00.002+11:00

Happy New Year folks!
Here's to hoping 2012 is kind to us all!

2011 was a huge year for me. Incredibly busy beyond what I could have possibly imagined as a started to redirect some focus to my freelance pursuits. For a first year it was so much more than i could have hoped for. They say "when it rains it pours". The second half of 2011 was like a tropical monsoon. As such my posts were perhaps a little ireegular in the last few months of the year. I hoping to change that in 2012.

Last year saw some great success in sales of my canvas paintings so I'll be looking to add a bit more focus to that this year. Already in development I have a Rabbit versus Bear series of paintings that I'm working on under one overarching theme. I'll even be introducing a few new characters. I'll be keeping you updated on this blog and as always you can check ou my paintings for sale at Artboy Gallery - http://artboygallery.com/ArtBoy_Gallery/Artists/Pages/BRUYN.html

Hopefully as well we should soon be seeing the release of Coco Loco (The iOS game I di the art for). I'm led to believe we may be lucky enough to see this up on the app store by the end of January :). With other projects at Twiitch in the works you can look out for future updates as well on Twiitch's homepage http://www.twiitch.com/ or on their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Twiitch

As well there is another major project I've been working on for a California based client that should see fruition in 2012. Hopefully I'll have more to mention of this as it comes to fruition and I have sign off on what I can reveal.

And of course, on top of that, there is still my work for toy company, Moose Enterprise. You can check out some of Moose's exciting new product on their website http://www.mooseworld.com.au/

So Happy New Year to all and here's to a prosperous and happy 2012!

Coco Loco - iOS Game Coming Soon!

2011-10-30T16:31:00.005+11:00

I've just been given the ok to post this image, so its with great excitement I can announce that Twiitch's new iOS game, Coco Loco is coming to the App store very soon!

As the first major, long term game project I've had the opportunity to work on, I feel very fortunate to have landed in a group of such amazingly talented and passionate developers. The wealth of knowledge and learning that i've been exposed to during this project has been amazing.

Coco Loco is a game that's seen a lot of blood, sweat and tears go into it from a very small but incredibly motivated team of creators... and I think from having played some of the early builds that it really is showing the dividends from this.

It's amazing that back when i made the move to pull back on my stable toy industry full time work, i looked at the prospect with a bit of trepidation, but the desire to get out there and learn new things and garner new experiences won out. When i look back now I feel it was the best move i ever made.

A chance to produce all the artwork for one project is both terrifying and extremely satisfying. Characters, Backgrounds, Logos, Interface items and even particle objects. I've had the chance to have a go a everything. Never before has being out of your comfort zone been so much fun!

Its been a very challenging and extremely fulfilling project and I hope any of you tha play Coco Loco have as much fun playing it as we did making it! Watch this space for a release date soon!

You can also check out

Twiitch's website: http://www.twiitch.com/
or Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Twiitch

Importing Forza 3 vinyls

2011-10-23T10:49:00.003+11:00

Ha! Awesome!!!

Just discovered that you could import your vinyls from Forza 3. Thankyou Turn 10!!!

Very awesome feature indeed. Now, how many images can i fit on one car? :)

First turn syndrome

2011-10-23T09:08:00.003+11:00

It always amuses me how much mayhem can happen in the first turn of an online race. Actually make that even the first straight. Somewhere someone has come up with the idea that crashing into other racers off the start line is the most efficient tactic to winning a race.
Hmmm...but if you take your self out as well, how can that be efficient? I must say i do love starting back on the grid and watching it all happen then hopefully experiencing the deeply satisfying sensation of navigating my way through the carnage...

Twitch mobile

2011-10-23T09:02:00.004+11:00

Did up my version of the kind of company car i'd like to see at work. Took my beloved RX8 and gave it a bit of the Twiitch treatment! :

Forza 4

2011-10-23T08:53:00.003+11:00

Ah, when I think how many hours i pumped into my addiction for Forza 3!

And now, Forza 4 is out and is m0re awesome than i could have possibly imagined!

The lighting of the cars is stunning. The handling is amazing, and the sound is sublime.

Have already invested several hours into designing some liveries. Also had some great racing last nite with friends list buddies Kenji and Crispy.

Check out some of my new Forza 4 liveries...

New Painting

2011-10-09T10:29:00.002+11:00

Its seems like ages since I've posted and the same since i was able to finish a painting. Unfortunately due to an overload of work at the moment I'm going to have to apologise that this looks like it might continue for a little while yet so my posts will be infrequent.

I did however get a few minutes this morning to put some finishing touches on a painting thats been sitting on the easel for quite a while.

New T-shirt Designs

2011-09-03T09:38:00.001+10:00

Uploaded some more T-shirt designs.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/craigbruyn

New T-Shirt designs

2011-09-01T22:11:00.002+10:00

Just posted up a few new tshirt designs up on Red Bubble that are for sale in tshirt or hoodie.

You can check em out http://www.redbubble.com/people/craigbruyn

Painting "Monday"

2011-08-22T08:57:00.004+10:00

This one has been sitting half finished on the easel for about six weeks, but finally with some sunshine and warm weather on the weekend I ventured outside and got it finished.

Its another Tantrum piece called "Monday". The plan is to do a series of these summing up Tantrums outlook on his week.

More robots

2011-08-18T08:14:00.001+10:00

Have a bit of a robot fascination of late,which is interesting as they've nevere been something i've drawn much of in the past. Here's the latest little scribble...

Engaged...

2011-08-10T08:10:00.001+10:00

It's taken 8 years, but on our recent holiday to the Gold Coast, I finally pulled my finger out and asked the question. Thankfully, Alana said yes! :)

RX8 Transformer

2011-08-08T19:10:00.004+10:00

Finally got a chance on the weekend to do a bit more with the idea of turning my beloved RX8 into a transformer design...

Dragon Tattoo Design

2011-08-07T09:23:00.002+10:00

Finally finished up the dragon tattoo design for my cousin, James last nite.Its been a project thats taken awhile as every time i've tried to dedicate some time to it a whole heap of work comes up.

Did up the two versions: a plain linework version and a shaded grayscale version.

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-07-23T22:43:00.001+10:00

Seems to be a few robots popping up in some of my latest sketches...

RX8 transformer

2011-07-21T08:22:00.001+10:00

Got up a bit earlier out of bed this morning and started scribbling around with the idea of what my beloved RX8 might look like as a transformer. Its a real roughy as i only spent about 15 minutes on it but its one i might take a bit further when i get the chance.

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-07-18T08:26:00.001+10:00

Had a bit of a bad drawing nite on Thursday at triva :(

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-07-07T22:41:00.003+10:00

I think Alana and myself may have hit an all time low in trivia tonite. I believe we scored one out of ten in the last section!!!!

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-06-30T22:21:00.002+10:00

Saw something awesome at Trivia tonite. The restaurant has all my scribbles up on a wall near the kitchen and some of the kids that dine at the restaurant have done their own versions of my scribbles! Absolutely awesome!!! I didn't get a chance to get a photo of them but will endeavour to take one next week :)

Zbrush - extracting areas

2011-06-30T07:39:00.004+10:00

Spent a bit of time tonite mucking around with extractaing masked areas to create armour...

Creature Design

2011-06-29T08:19:00.001+10:00

Should have posted this before the model progress but this is the creature I sketched out as inspiration for my zbrush model...

Still mucking around with Z Brush

2011-06-28T22:24:00.004+10:00

Still having a bit of a play with zbrush. Its a heck of a lot of fun to use and quite accessible at a basic level but I get the feeling perhaps very tough to master. Nevertheless, in the meantime it should be a heap of fun.

More playing around with Z Brush

2011-06-27T22:14:00.005+10:00

Had a couple of hours tonite to spend playing around with z sheres and getting used to the z brush interface. I am loving this program!

Z Brush Course - class 2

2011-06-27T19:39:00.004+10:00

A few mates and I have recently enrolled in a short Z Brush beginners course, running a few concecutive Saturdays and Victoria Uni in the city. We just recently did our second class which covered z spheres 1 and 2.

What an awesome program. Well equal parts awesome and equal parts frustrating i guess. I've never encountered a program that you can so easily completely lose your file if you're not sure what you are doing. That said though, I've also never encountered a program that has so many awesome features.

I can see I'm going to have a lot of fun with this program once I learn how to use it!!!

Hero

2011-06-24T23:19:00.000+10:00

A little scribble before bed...

Batman (Of the short variety!)

2011-06-16T22:48:00.002+10:00

Not exactly sure what the inspiration was behind this little scribble?

Trivia Nite scribbles...

2011-06-16T22:40:00.006+10:00

Just Alana and I for trivia tonite and it was our best score with just the two of us... a very respectable 51! Also here's the latest batch of trivia nite scribbles...

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-06-15T07:43:00.002+10:00

Been a bit late in posting this. The scribble from last Thursday's trivia nite...

Parkour sketch

2011-06-09T08:13:00.000+10:00

Another really quick sketch...

Parkour - 20 minute sketch

2011-06-08T21:35:00.002+10:00

Have been gradually developing a bit of a fascination with parkour (free running). I still remember the first time i saw the reboot of Casino Royale. If someone had told me prior to that, that you could make an on foot chase more exciting than a car chase i would have laughed. I think that chase may be close to one of the coolest things i've ever seen in a bond movie.

Anyway, its this growing fascination that prompted today's little 20minute scribble...

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-06-02T22:51:00.005+10:00

Best trivia nite score ever!

We may not have won (Let's not get carried away here!) but it was certainly our best effort to date. It may have helped that our trivia team has expanded to six and is all the better for it.

Tonite saw the birth of our new trivia team "The Mighty Mighteez". Alana and myself were joined this evening by Steph and Ray, and Amanda and Kelby. You could palpably feel the increase in the knowledge base! We also discovered that it is a lot more credible to express a potential answer if you do it whilst looking over the rim of your glasses :)

It was a great nite; probably the most fun nite to date. I even still managed to churn out a few scribbles....

Dragons

2011-06-01T07:47:00.002+10:00

These are some dragon sketches I've been working on for my cousin, James.

Georgia and the Dragon

2011-05-31T07:40:00.002+10:00

Was back in Newcastle this weekend, catching up with my cousins who I haven't seen for about 16 years. Wow, has it really been that long!

I caught up with my niece Georgia as well, who still has no idea what to make of her strange 'uncle'. I drew this picture for her that she requested of a dragon.

Trivia Nite scribbles

2011-05-27T10:37:00.003+10:00

It's official: Alana and I really are getting worse at trivia. I think our total score is getting less and less each week. Even the trivia host is starting to feel sorry for us :)

Was another great nite tho, with awesome food and atmosphere.

Special thanks to Rohan the cook who bought me a drink last nite - cheers mate!

3 new paintings

2011-05-23T09:21:00.004+10:00

3 new paintings finished recently. One is the piece for the Artboy vs Fanboy : Comics exhibition.

Trivia Nite scribbles

2011-05-21T09:06:00.002+10:00

I'd like to say we're getting better at trivia but that would be seriously stretching the truth. It seems our total score keeps getting lower each week. Give it a few weeks and I wonder if its possible to get a negative number score? Maybe if someone spent more time focusing on the questions and less time scribbling :)

Game Informer - Issue 18 (2 page spread)

2011-05-18T20:08:00.002+10:00

The latest illustration for this month's Australian Game Informer.

Peter Rabel - 3d Steambot

2011-05-18T19:16:00.008+10:00

Every so often it is a real delight to open your email and find a little surprise waiting for you.

Today I was sent a turnaround video of a 3d model of my Steambot design by very talented Vancouver Film School student, Peter Rabel.

Working from just the illustration, Peter has createdan awesome model of the Steambot. I've attached a few photos of the model and the original concept, but you can also check out his vimeo link for a video of the model.

Segment on Good Game

2011-05-17T21:40:00.004+10:00

Seriously, they'll let anyone on television these days. Tonite they even put my ugly mug up on the idiot box to put everyone off their late nite dinners.

ABC's Good Game did a segment on the Artboy vs Fanboy exhibition and interviewed a few of us artists such as Matt Dunn, Dirtfish and myself.

I'll be honest in saying it wasn't as bad as I thought. When it was filmed i was sure i was gradually tipping over from nerves but it didn't seem to translate to what we saw on screen. I can be grateful for that mercy:)

Was really cool though to see Artboy get some great press and have the chance to talk about videogames and art. And to be honest, it was kinda awesome to get to be on a show that I watch on a regular basis and really love. (Just disappointed I didn't get to meet Bajo and Hex!)

For anybody interested the episode can be downloaded from the ABC Good Game website - (2011, Episode 15. 17/5)

Trivia Nite,Scribbles and Pea Soup Fog

2011-05-12T22:19:00.000+10:00

It was another pretty cool nite at Trivia. Our favourite haunt up in the mountains in Olinda, with the log fire going and the atmosphere nice and cozy in contrast to the chilly temperature outside. I will also say that Kellys on the Hill have the best parma I have ever had. :)

So tonite our trivia skills were pretty much the usual: that is to say pretty ordinary, but at least we didn't come last this time, and I did get a chance to do a few scribbles whilst we fumbled for our next guess to each question.

And then to cap off a nice little evening we had perhaps the most challenging drive home we've ever had. The mountain was covered in some of the densest fog I've ever seen. We're talking the type of fog straight out of Silent Hill on the playstation 1. It was the type of fog you bring in when the console's processor can't calculate any half decent draw distances (god that is a geeky comment). I managed to get Alana to take a few photos from the passenger seat but I'm not sure they do it justice - at times I could only see about one reflector ahead (navigating by centre of the road reflector strips) and my car has fog lights!

Painting WIP

2011-05-08T10:51:00.003+10:00

Two of my new pieces are nearing completion (one a little closer than the other) so i thought I'd post the progress on these two pieces. The paint on my fingers is still wet and leaving marks on the keyboard - sigh :)

Trivia Nite Scribbles

2011-05-08T10:46:00.002+10:00

The last few weeks the girlfriend and I have been going to trivia nite at one of our local haunts. We'd actually be quite good at it if it wasn't for the categories of geography, politics, sport, and other basic general knowledge subjects :)

What i have been doing tho, as we procrastinate over what our next guess for the answer is is to just scribble a little with the pen and paper at hand to take my mind off how bad we are at trivia - of course this probably doesn't help contribute to out trivia-ing ability.

Anyway the first few weeks i sort just turfed the sketches, but now i think i might chuck them in as part of this blog. And so with that here's one of my scribbles from trivia the other nite -i'll try and post more each week.

Artboy vs Fanboy: Comics (painting WIP)

2011-05-04T17:34:00.006+10:00

After the success of their Video games themed Artboy v's Fanboy exhibition, Prahran based, Artboy Gallery is putting together another exhibition, this time with the theme, comic books.

To see more about the exhibition go to the Artboy Gallery website.

I've been busy working on a piece for the exhibition. Here's a little sneak peek at the progress :)

Tantrum goes for a drive

2011-05-03T19:50:00.003+10:00

My latest piece involving my character Tantrum. My girlfriend Alana and I decided that seeming as tho Tantrum has turned up in so many of my paintings and illustrations in the past it was time he got his own little story and blog, and so thats what we've done.

Alana is wrting his adventures and i'm drawing them.

Check out Tantrum's blog

Patinting WIP

2011-05-01T10:50:00.002+10:00

A bit more progress on one of my latest paintings...

Painting WIP plus two new

2011-04-26T20:34:00.006+10:00

Here's an update on the painting from yesterday as well as two others I just started today. For some reason I thought it might be a good idea to have three on the go at once?

Also, my other piece "On the way to grandma's house" got dropped in at the gallery today and is up for sale

Latest Painting - WIP

2011-04-25T22:52:00.004+10:00

Loving the paint markers at the moment. My latest canvas piece (Work in Progress).

24" x 30"

Game Informer - Issue 17

2011-04-21T23:09:00.004+10:00

Did another 2 page spread illustration for the current issue of Game Informer Australia, for an article focused on the Australia developed L.A Noire (Being handled by Team Bondi for Rockstar).

Something a little silly

2011-04-20T07:48:00.002+10:00

My undead monkey ronin I've called "Shambles". Did this for mine and Yves' "Zoombie Monkey Ninja" blog.

Latest Painting: On the way to grandma's house

2011-04-17T17:30:00.002+10:00

Just put the finishing touches on my latest piece.

Latest Canvas painting WIP

2011-04-16T17:49:00.003+10:00

Here's the progress on my latest Canvas piece. Once again featuring Lil Hood, with a bit of a cameo from Tantrum.

2 new Tshirt and Hoodie designs

2011-04-10T20:19:00.004+10:00

Just finished up on 2 new tshirt and hoodie designs that you can find online at Red Bubble...

Latest character _ Grafitti Dude

2011-04-10T13:38:00.002+10:00

Did this character illustration up recently.

Will apparently be used in the banner image for a photoshop tutorial website.

I will post the link to the site soon.

what a week!

2011-03-27T23:58:00.002+11:00

Its been a rollercoaster of a week, but fortunately its wrapped up with some serious bean bag time. Great for a bit of chillaxing! :)

Bruyn brand clothing

2011-03-23T19:14:00.005+11:00

First of the tshirt and hoodie prototypes came in today. Pretty darn happy with the result.

For anybody interested, these designs can be purchased online at Red Bubble

Zoombie Monkey Ninja

2011-03-19T11:12:00.002+11:00

Zoombie Monkey Ninja? What the hell is that?

Its a blog that my fellow illustrator, Yves Meza and I have started as a portal for our bizarre creative illustration urges. Are we taking ourselves very seriously? I doubt it? Will it be fun I hope so!

To give you a rundown, we've gone with a monkey theme (hell, who doesn't like monkeys!), mixed in Zombies (or zoombies! - You can blame Yves for that one! :) ), and thrown in a dose of ninjas, to create a sort of illustrative outlet for some of our crazier and wacky ideas.

So if you like the idea of eating a brain served up like a banana split, throwing ninja stars as much as you like throwing poo, think that the continuous banging of symbols makes for cool interpretive music, or just wanted to dramatically disappear from an uncomfortable situation using the flair of a smoke (or fart) bomb then please go check out the new blog.

Obviously this blog will continue as usual but Zoombie should make for a bit of extra fun.

Check out ZoombieMonkeyNinja blog at http://zoombiemonkeyninja.blogspot.com/

Monkey of the Day

2011-03-16T22:13:00.002+11:00

Today's monkey of the day is a little hardcore. He's armored up and ready for business (monkey business!) :)

Game Informer Issue 16

2011-03-16T18:56:00.003+11:00

I recently did a 2 page illustration for an article called "The Kings Speech" in Issue 16 of Australian Game Informer magazine. Picked up a copy today:)

Bruyn branding: Hoodies and T-shirts

2011-03-14T21:00:00.005+11:00

Looking at moving in to a bit of branding exploration and the development of some hoodies and t-shirts etc. Here are the first two designs I'm looking at getting done as t-shirts and hoodies.

Naturally, Tantrum had to get a look in - otherwise I never would have heard the end of it from Alana :)

Artboy Gallery - Artboy vs Fanboy exhibition

2011-03-11T22:17:00.003+11:00

Artboy Gallery had their Artboy vs Fanboy exhibition opening nite tonite.

They were very generous to give my art such a large showing space too.

Thanks big time to Marc and Matt for all their hard work in putting the exhibition together.

Monkey of the Day

2011-03-10T19:11:00.001+11:00

Another simian sketch...

Secret Wars: Ken Taylor vs Drew Funk

2011-03-09T23:18:00.007+11:00

Very cool night at Secret Wars! Awesome to see these talented artists in action. Check out the photos to see the very cool art from both Ken Taylor and Drew Funk!

Monkey of the Day, and Secret Wars

2011-03-09T18:12:00.002+11:00

Got an upcoming monkey based project with fellow mate and illustrator, Yves Meza. Will discuss the project in more detail in future posts, but needless to say it'll involve monkeys. So hence here is my monkey sketch.

Meanwhile I'm about to head off to check out my first Secret Wars tonite. Pretty excited to check out a couple of very talented Melbourne artists and soak up the whole atmosphere.

Little Johnny: the Movie

2011-03-04T21:58:00.002+11:00

Did some work a while back on an animated film called Little Johnny. It releases soon at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

To check out more about it go to: http:/littlejohnnythemovie.com

Two new paintings

2011-03-04T21:51:00.003+11:00

Latest two canvas pieces. First canvas with the character of Lil Hood.

Tantrum

2011-02-28T20:32:00.002+11:00

Over the weekend, my girlfriend, Alana (who serves as the inspiration for my character, Tantrum) went for her first horse ride. Needless to say there will be a good few more days before we finish hearing about the aches and pains :)

Lil Hood and Wulf

2011-02-23T05:55:00.004+11:00

Couldn't sleep much last nite so I decided to be productive.

Have had a lot of ideas for characters and paintings racing around in my head of late.

This is one of my favourites. I call her Lil Hood and her shadowy companionion is Wulf.

I guess I've always had a soft spot for the traditional fairy tales and always wanted to do a modern, urban spin on it.

Sam the dog

2011-02-20T19:38:00.004+11:00

It was a pretty traumatic time recently when our dog Sam was attacked by another dog at the park. Sam's always been a lover not a fighter, and he never saw this dog coming. It didn't help that it was a 60kg rottweiller and poor ole Sammy only weighs in at 23kg.

What had us worried the most was that Sam is now almost 13, and after surveying the damage it looked like a general anesthetic was needed for Sam to be properly stitched up. Thankfully, due to some fantastic loving care from Dr Leah and the team at the vet clinic, ole Sammy pulled through with flying colours and is as happy as ever.

At 13 years old, I've had him since he was just six months old (picking him up as pup from an RSPCA shelter). Its times like this when you realise that your dog is getting on in years and just how an important part of your life they are.

Anyway, as a thankyou to the vet I did up this illustration and framed it for her. Thankyou very much to Dr Leah from Sam, Alana and myself, and Sam's longtime playmate and bestie, Leela.

New Painting - I Scream

2011-02-20T09:15:00.001+11:00

I've been promising my girlfriend Alana that I'd do a painting for her for some time. Its only fair as she served as the inspiration for the creation of my character, Tantrum who first appeared in my Spilt Milk piece :)

This time Tantrum has dropped his ice cream and he's none too happy about it.

New Painting - Bananas

2011-02-20T09:13:00.004+11:00

Another new piece that I'm hoping to get into Artboy Gallery and also introduces a new character to my RvB universe. I call him Bananas, and he's the crazy aerial support to Bear's crew.

New painting for Flood Appeal auction

2011-02-20T08:31:00.004+11:00

Finally got my butt into gear and started churning out some new paintings.

This first one if for a good cause. Its part of Banana a Peel : a charity exhibition / auction / live show that is to raise money for the Salvation Army's flood appeal. Check out more info for the event on the blog link.

Fallout Inspired Scribble

2011-02-16T07:24:00.002+11:00

Was having a little friendly debate the other day with one of the guys from work. We're both playing through Fallout: New Vegas (for the second time!) and were comparing the apparent coolness (or lack thereof :) ) of our characters.

He was paying out on me taking a girl character for the second playthrough. I'll admit I was a little backfooted until i realised he was wandering the wasteland in a spacesuit :).

It kind of inspired this little scribble

Artboy v's Fanboy exhibition pieces

2011-02-11T22:48:00.005+11:00

Artboy gallery has their upcoming Artboy v's Fanboy exhibition and I'm looking to exhibit 3 pieces in the show. These will be my first works that i've done digitally that I've had transferred as prints to canvas.

A new year!

2011-01-16T18:26:00.004+11:00

Well sorry its a bit belated, but a happy new year to everybody!

Christmas and new year has been a hectic time and regrettably I have neglected this little blog in the past three or four weeks. Hopefully that slackness ends now and I should be posting more regularly in the year to come.

Some good news though:

My paintings have been selling well. Having sold 7 of the first 10 pieces in the Artboy gallery!

Also, much to my delight I have been hard at work for a company here in Oz working on a video game. Finally getting to channel my love of video games into a long term project that I can't wait to see fruition. Unfortunately I can't divulge anything about the project at this stage , but needless to say that if my posts here are less than regular its due to this project on top of my usual toy industry commitments.

Anyway, here's to 2011 being a bumper year and i wish everyone the best in the months to come!

Meanwhile...

2010-11-22T09:20:00.002+11:00

This is another digital piece that I'm going to get printed to canvas and then work over the top with some acrylics and varnish.

More Works in Progress

2010-11-18T21:08:00.005+11:00

WIP

2010-11-18T20:36:00.001+11:00

RvB sketches

2010-11-09T22:30:00.003+11:00

A few more bits of development scribbling for my RvB characters...

New Painting

2010-11-04T19:23:00.004+11:00

Put the finishing touches on a painting i had been working on this evening. Was able to knock most of it over the other day and finish up the last bits this evening. Will be taking the last three paintings in to the gallery tomorrow. Pretty stoked as four of the first five paintings in the gallery have already sold.

Ninja Kitti

2010-10-29T11:31:00.003+11:00

I guess the advantage of working on multiple paintings at one time is that you get the satisfaction of finishing two in one day!

Its interesting how much of a different process that the canvas painting is to digital. Its a lot slower and you have to wait for stages to dry before you can approach the next, there's no undo function, no editable layers and you can't just pick up objects and reposition them on the canvas. Makes me realise how spoilt we are in this digital age.

On the flip side, you can paint in the sunshine and not be huddled over a computer monitor :)

Latest Painting

2010-10-29T09:22:00.003+11:00

Just put the finishing touches on my latest RvB piece. This is my largest canvas so far (762mm x 1016mm). Actually think I preferred working on the larger scale - gives you a bit more freedom.

RvB Development hits full steam

2010-10-25T22:19:00.007+11:00

Have some big development plans in the works for RvB, including a fully fleshed out world, story and cast of characters.

I feel like I'm really starting to find the focus for this project that it deserves. Putting a couple of the characters to canvas has really spurred me in to action.

Here's some development sketches I've been scribbling down lately - some of which you will notice have been turned in to paintings. You might even notice a new character - Ninja Kitti.

Stay tuned as more stuff is in the works. Have a couple of paintings in progress and a few other projects on the go for RvB.

Have also updated the branding on my RvB blog and will hopefully giving a little bit more focus to it in the upcoming months.

Great First Week in the Gallery

2010-10-22T20:33:00.004+11:00

My Paintings have had a great first week in Artboy Gallery.

Artboy were fantastic enough to feature my art in their front window

this week and have already sold three of the five pieces.

Couldn't have hoped for a more awesome result.

Serious props and thanks go out to Marc at Artboy for the awesome job!

WIP

2010-10-17T21:34:00.000+11:00

Just wrapping up the digital stage on this piece...

New Work in Progress

2010-10-17T12:29:00.002+11:00

See this being a hero piece for my Rabbit verses Bear series. Planning to get this done as a really large canvas.

New Painting

2010-10-11T16:47:00.001+11:00

Bear doing what he does best...

New Painting

2010-10-11T16:46:00.001+11:00

Introducing a new character to the RvB universe: Gun Puppy.

New Painting

2010-10-08T21:04:00.003+11:00

Really starting to enjoy doing the painting. It's such a different way of working to my traditional digital work and also has the added benefit of allowing me to get some sun rays.

Will definitely help get rid of that vampiric complexion :)

Here's my latest piece...

Work in Progress

2010-10-04T15:36:00.003+11:00

One of the pieces I'm working on is a combination of digital and traditional media.

Here's the progress on the piece so far...

New Painting...

2010-10-03T11:10:00.002+11:00

Am really getting into the whole painting thing at the moment. Here's my second piece (with a third already in the works). This is a piece based on a digital work I did awhile ago and wanted to really do on canvas.

First painting goes into Artboy Gallery

2010-10-01T17:45:00.004+10:00

Very excited. My first painting went in to an art gallery today and is up for sale.

Has certainly spurred me in to action and am already working on another two pieces.

Check out the Artboy Gallery in Greville St Prahran or go to website.

First Canvas Painting

2010-09-27T10:07:00.005+10:00

Just finished off my first canvas painting today.

Have decided to do a series of pieces focused around my RvB characters.

This first piece is acrylic on canvas.

Whilst it was quite a relaxing process I must say i missed the ctrl-z function

I have on the pc when i work digitally...:)

A draw?

2010-09-27T09:45:00.002+10:00

I can't believe the AFL final was a draw. Considering it consisted of two teams who I really had very little interest in following I thought I wouldn't really be that interested in the final.
It turned out to be a great match, but not a great result. Seriously the AFL must be one of the only sports i know where they don't go to extra time and instead make the teams come back a week later to play again.
Sounds like over eagerness on the AFL's part to get some more revenue. Only problem is that now the final conflicts with a whole heap of other sporting events.

AFL final mascot badges

2010-09-24T09:48:00.004+10:00

Got an AFL party to go to that we attend every year and tasked with the job of doing up some team supporter icons to go on the name badges (as a lot of people haven't met before).

sketches

2010-09-20T16:33:00.004+10:00

Did a few sketches of my "Rabbit vs Bear" characters the other nite whilst watching the football...

sketches

2010-09-20T16:32:00.002+10:00

Was just scribbling the other nite whilst watchiing tv...

More Bioshock Fan Art

2010-09-12T21:42:00.003+10:00

Here's another Bioshock piece.

Just finished the sequel for the second time. Its funny; I know there are different endings - it's just that i can't bring myself to play the character differently. Says a lot about the power of the narrative in these games.

Started this scribble when i was watching the football the other nite and finished it up in photoshop.